ZMT - Leibniz Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung
Let's work together - Principles for good teamwork and leadership at ZMT
Mutual respect and trust, room for self-organisation as well as creativity, willingness to learn and change are the guiding principles of work at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT). Over the past few months, the Human Resources...
CAMPUS AWARD Research for a Sustainable Future: Award ceremony on 7 May 2025
29/04/2025 | The ceremony to bestow the CAMPUS Award: Research for a Sustainable Future will take place at the University of Bremen on 7 May from 18:00 onwards. The prize goes to outstanding young scientists on the campus of the University of Bremen who are...
ZMT and think tank BIMRAD in Bangladesh sign MoU
16/04/2025 | Last week, on April 8, 2025, Dr. Marion Glaser and further ZMT delegates had the pleasure to visit the Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development (BIMRAD) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 2018, BIMRAD is a non-profitable think...
New fish species discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
11/04/2025 | Scientists from the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen, together with colleagues from Central America, have described a new fish species in the Gulf of Mexico. Hypoplectrus espinosai belongs to the hamlet group and was...
Future Day: A day as a marine researcher
07/04/2025 | During the Future Day at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), curious schoolchildren got an insight into in marine research. The programme included taking water samples, microscopy, DNA extraction, chromatography and a visit to...
Marine litter: what biodegradable plastics can do to solve the problem
07/04/2025 | For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding measures against plastic pollution. In August, negotiations to reach an agreement will continue in Geneva. Scientists at the...
Sustainable Agricultural Systems for Urban Nutrition: food4future enters second funding phase
07/04/2025 | This text is currently only available in German... Wie können zukünftige Generationen nachhaltig mit gesunden Lebensmitteln versorgt werden? Damit befasst sich das Verbundprojekt „food4future – Nahrung der Zukunft“. Es wird vom Bundesministerium für...
Climate concert at the Übersee-Museum with ZMT participation: Great Ocean - The Blue Continent
27/03/2025 | On Saturday, 3 May at 19:00, the "Orchester des Wandels" will celebrate the opening of the new permanent exhibition "The Blue Continent - Islands of the Pacific" at the Übersee-Museum Bremen. The event will focus on the "Blue Continent" Pacific...
Strengthening scientific ties between Germany and New Zealand
17/03/2025 | On behalf of the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Dr. Julian Lilkendey traveled to New Zealand as part of a delegation from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), and...
New cooperation in tropical marine research: ZMT signs MoU with the Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM) in Madagascar
17/03/2025 | The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM) in Toliara, Madagascar. This cooperation aims at joint projects and...